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...year of the green for Harvard. In July, Faust announced the University would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent below 2006 levels by 2016, the headline recommendation of a task force she convened last February to fashion a sustainability plan for Harvard. And to build enthusiasm for the issue, Harvard held a week-long sustainability fest complete with a speech from eco-celebrity and former Vice President Al Gore '69. And even in the midst of a deepening financial crisis, administrators said Harvard's green commitment will continue unabated...
...Bailing Out the Big Three With regard to Bill Saporito's story, I have no sympathy for the Big Three automakers [Dec. 15]. For decades, Ford, GM and Chrysler fiercely opposed restructuring and green technology while egregiously mismanaging their businesses. The only reason they've gotten religion is that they're on the verge of bankruptcy. Mark Stuart Ellison, BROOKLYN...
...Green Scene. Washington's electric-car enthusiasts are in for a treat. The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is offering free electric-car battery-charging at six parking spots in the airport garage. Designated by green stripes, the slots on the garage's fifth floor are first come, first served. You still have to pay for parking, but the charging is free...
...team's record says it all. The Lions are the first in NFL history to start a season 0-15, and by losing 31-21 in Green Bay on Sunday, they go down as the worst NFL team ever. Only the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers had previously finished a year without a win, but they did it in an era when teams played 14, not 16, regular-season games. Plus, those Bucs were an expansion team in their first year of existence; the Lions have been around since the Great Depression, which for their fans hasn't really ended...
...living laboratory for the development of sustainable and diversified energy sources. "When I was growing up, all we had [to generate power] was oil," says Kazunori Fukasawaguchi, a Kuzumaki native who now serves in local government. "I never imagined this kind of change." (Read TIME's Top 10 Green Ideas...